Finally, A Non-South Decathlon Has Opened

Decathlon, a French sporting goods retailer that is actually the biggest in the world, has had two stores in the country for some time now, but they're kind of out of the way being located in Alabang and Dasmarinas. Finally though, you can check out their affordable yet quality goods without having to journey along SLEX in their new Tiendesitas branch just off Ortigas in Pasig.

While it's known that men love to spend big on sports gear because it can be a luho more than anything, it also feels nice to be able to walk into a store and know you can buy everything and not have to choose one piece or another.

It's a big place but it's not boring to walk around because...

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...Decathlon's style is to let you try anything before you buy. So even if you aren't a golfer, you can entertain yourself on their mini-putting green for example.

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Aside from golf, even stuff you wouldn't usually think of as a sport is here, such as hiking and mountaineering gear–and handy charts to make sense of it all

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There are also lots of kid-friendly stuff for the dads and titos reading this.

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Custom personalization while you wait, go play in the cages in the meantime probably

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If you're wondering why you've never heard of their brands, it's because every one of them is an in-house label. That's why stuff is cheap!

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As for shoes, the most expensive in the store would be around P3500-4000, but most are lower than that.

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This puncture-proof street basketball is only P600 for example. It felt tough but didn't feel like pounding a literal rock either.

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We know because we shot it (many times) through their test hoop, of course.

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There are also mini-courts outside open for customer use

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So make sure to shop with some bros since you can all play around for a bit afterwards!